Bedstead.



No. 68!,874. Patented Sept. 3, MN.

I M. G. CONLEY.

BEDSTEAD.

- (Application filed m 21, 190i. (N0 Model.)

UNlTED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

MERIT G. CONLEY, OF LONGMONT, COLORADO.

.BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 681,874, datedSeptember 3, 1901.

Application filed May 21, 1901. Serial No. 61,215. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MERIT G. CONLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Longmont, in the county of Boulder and State of Colorado,have invented new and useful Improvements in Bedsteads, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to metallic bedsteads, and more particularly tooorner-fastenings therefor.

It contemplates theprovision of a simple and inexpensive fasteningthrough the medium of which a side rail of a bedstead may be quickly andeasily connected to a cornor-post thereof and one which is soconstructed that when the slats of the bedstead are in their properoperative position on the side rail they are calculated to precludecasual disconnection of said slats.

With the foregoing in mind the invention will be fully understood fromthe following description and claim when taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, in

which Figure l-is a vertical sectional view illustrating my improvedfastening as holding the side rail and corner-post together and alsoillustrating a slat on the side rail. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectiontaken in the plane indicated by the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is adetail elevation of the peculiar side rail. Fig. 4 is a view showing thecorner-post in eleva-' tion and the block thereon in vertical section.Fig. 5 is a sectional view illustrating the side of the block oppositeto that shownin Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the endportion of the side rail.

In the said drawings similar letters of reference designatecorresponding parts in all of the several views, referring to which- Ais a corner-post of a metallic bedstead, and B is a tubular projectionfixed with respect to the corner-post and extending laterally therefrom.This tubular projection B might be formed integral with or fixedlyconnected to the post in any suitable manner without departing from thescope of my invention; but I prefer in practice to form it integral witha block 0, which receives the post A, as shown, and is brazed orotherwise fixed on said post. The tubular projection B is of about theproportional length illustrated and in the preferred embodiment of theinvention is provided at diametrically opposite points in its inner sidewith longitudinal grooves a. It is also provided in its inner side withgrooves 19 c, the former extending in one direction fromone groove (1,the latter extending in an opposite direction from the other groove a,and all being inclined toward the corner-post A for a purpose presentlypointed out.

D is the side rail, which is of right-angle form in cross-section and isprovided at its end with an integral dowel E, having studs 1) c atdiametrically opposite points. The dowel E in the preferred embodimentof the invention projects from a transverse wall F of the side rail,which transverse wall preferably has its corners rounded, as indicatedby e, so that said corners will not form projections when the transversewall abuts against the end of the tubular projection B. In effecting aconnection of the side rail D to the corner-post A the dowel E isinserted endwise into the tubular projection B of block 0, with thestuds b c of said dowel resting in the grooves a of the projection untilthe studs 1) 0 rest in alinement with the inner ends or mouths of thegrooves b 0, respectively. From this it follows that when the side railis given a quarter-turn the studs 6 0 will enter the grooves b 0,respectively, and effect a strong and durable connection of the rail tothe corner-post. It will also be observed that by virtue of theinclination of the grooves before described they will operate when thestuds are moved therein to draw the end of the side rail against the endof the tubular projection B, and thereby render the connection veryrigid. When the side rail D is given the qu arter-turn stated to carrythe studs on the dowel E into the grooves in to impart a full, clear,and exact nnderstanding of the same. I do not desire however,

to be understood as confining myself to such" specific construction andrelative arrange-' ment of parts, as such changes or modifications maybe made in practice as fairly fall; within the scope of my claim.

Having described my invention, What I, claimanddesire to secure byLetters Patent, I is In the bedstead corner-fastening described, jxlrecombination of a corner-post, a tubular projection extending laterallyfrom said post 5 and having a longitudinal groove in its inn-er side,and also having another groove in itSi '2 Betta inner side communicatingwith the longitudinal groove and extending laterally therefrom, and aside rail of right-angle form in cross-section having a dowel at one endadapted to enter the tubular projection on the corner-post, and providedwith a stud adapted to enter the longitudinal and lateral grooves in theinterior of said projection; the said stud being so arranged that whenit is seated in the lateral groove of the tubular projection one of theportions of the rightangle rail will rest in a vertical position and theotherportion will rest in a horizontal po'- sition at the inner side ofthe vertical portion whereby,when a slat is placed on the hori= zontalportion with its end abutting against the vertical portion, casualturning of the rail and disconnection of the same from the corner-postwill be prevented.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto-set 1 my hand in presence of twosubscribing wit nesses.

MERIT '(LUONLEY; Witnesses:

AYRES STRAILLEY, J. L. WEAVER;

